Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
Lydia Thompson (1836-1908)
c.1880 copy of an original of c.1860Carbon print | 23.1 x 17.5 cm (page dimensions) | RCIN 2913630
Photograph of a full length portrait of the British actress Lydia Thompson (1836-1908) standing, facing three-quarters to the let. She turns her head and looks towards the camera. She poses with her left hand on her hip. She appears to be wearing a costume consisting of a plumed hat, waistcoat, boots and matching culottes and shirt, both featuring a striped pattern. She poses in front of a painted backdrop depicting a stage.
Creator(s)
Unknown Person (photographer)
Subject(s)
Lydia Thompson (1836-1908)annotation: Miss Lydia Thompson./ Reproduced [beneath work]
23.1 x 17.5 cm (page dimensions)
9.6 x 6.1 cm (mount)
9.0 x 5.2 cm (image)
- Acquired by Prince Albert
Object type(s)
- visual works
- albums
- photograph albums
- photographs
- cartes-de-visite
- albums
- visual works